Constitution of Committee of Senior Officers in CMDA
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Administration Division issued an order, for which the supplied text does not state an order number, dated 5 February 2010, constituting a three member Committee of Senior Officers to advise the Member-Secretary on discretionary powers and the interpretation or application of rules and regulations. The committee replaces the earlier Internal Officers Committee, which the Government had ordered to be disbanded because it was constituted without an Authority resolution or Government direction.
What the document does
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Administration Division order dated 5 February 2010 creates a Committee of Senior Officers within the Area Plans Unit. The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority decided to form the committee through Authority Resolution No. 54/2010 dated 19 January 2010, taking account of the guidance previously provided by the Internal Officers Committee.
The order takes immediate effect. The supplied text does not state an order number.
Replacement of the earlier committee
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority records that the Government had ordered the earlier Internal Officers Committee to be disbanded through G.O. Ms. No. 212, Housing and Urban Development Department, dated 20 November 2009. The reason given was that the Internal Officers Committee had been constituted without a resolution of the Authority or a direction from the Government.
The newly constituted Committee of Senior Officers therefore replaces that earlier internal arrangement.
Committee membership
The Committee of Senior Officers has three members:
- The Vice-Chairperson of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority serves as Chairman.
- The Member-Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority serves as a member.
- The Chief Planner or Senior Planner responsible for the subject concerned serves as Member Convener.
Functions of the committee
The Committee of Senior Officers has an advisory role within the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. Its stated functions are:
- To aid and advise the Member-Secretary in exercising discretionary powers under Development Regulation No. 35.
- To provide clarification on rules and regulations where necessary.
- To advise on the interpretation or application of rules and regulations where necessary.
Who may be affected
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority order directly concerns its senior officers, planners, Area Plans Unit and other internal divisions involved in matters requiring discretionary decisions or regulatory interpretation. Property owners, buyers and professionals dealing with the Authority may be indirectly affected where their matter requires the Member-Secretary to exercise the identified discretionary powers or where clarification of applicable rules or regulations is needed.
The document does not itself approve a development, change a land use classification or decide an individual property application.
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Common questions
Does this document approve construction or change the land use of my property?
No individual property approval or land use change is made in the document. It creates an internal committee to advise the Member-Secretary on discretionary powers and the interpretation or application of rules and regulations.
Who chairs the Committee of Senior Officers?
The Vice-Chairperson of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority chairs the committee.
What happened to the earlier Internal Officers Committee?
The Government ordered it to be disbanded because it had been constituted without an Authority resolution or Government direction. The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority then constituted the three member Committee of Senior Officers.
When did the new committee begin operating?
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority order is dated 5 February 2010 and states that it takes immediate effect.
